Week 14, Lecture 1 - Writing

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How can we incorporate writing into our classroom in creative ways?Fundamentals of WritingWhat are the basic skills that students need to know in order to be able to write?What are the steps to writing?Pre-writingFirst DraftEditingRevisingSecond DraftRepeat until completeFinal DraftWriting WorkshopInstruction TimeShared writingMini-lessonsWork on proceduresLiterary conceptsWriting skills & strategiesDemonstrationsStudent Writing TimeTime to sharePractice Writing Workshop ActivityTake some time to write in your Bird by Bird JournalWritingCreativity on paperTypes of WritingFree WriteHow-toPersuasionCompare and ContrastNarrativePoetryOthersPurposes for WritingInformEntertainPersuadeNext Class:Finish Poetry ModuleWork on Case Study PaperPaper, 3 running record forms, chartHand in any back work for 1/2 creditBring Locomotion to class (no reading due)Are students writing well?Using rubrics to assess writing abilityPeer reviewFeedback throughout the process"In an effort to make learning easier, educators often teach reading and writing separate, sequential processes, with reading coming first. This denies children the opportunity to construct shared, powerful strategic operations" (Anderson & Briggs, 2011, p. 546)."The cognitive processes used in reading are identical to those involved in writing (DeFord, 1994).

As children read, they search, monitor, and self-correct for and with meaning (semantics), structure (syntax), and graphophonic information (sound-letter-word patterns). As they write, children create social and imaginary worlds (Dyson, 1997), drawing on meanings in their lives (semantics).

They use their oral language and knowledge of how writing in books and other texts sounds (syntax) to group words together and represent their meanings. They search for ways to express themselves using their knowledge of conventions of print and graphophonic information" (Anderson & Briggs, 2011, p. 547).Rest of the SemesterPoetry Module due April 13Case Study due April 13 Slide under Professor Brown's office door (Rams 229C)Hand in classWriter's Journal due April 18All pieces completedClass Feedback due April 20Info about this is online under the assignmentsScheduleIntro and questionsPreview upcoming workBook promoWriting and ReadingWriting PresentationIncorporate Writing in the classroomFundamentals of WritingWriting workshop practice activityPreview Next Classhttp://amara.org/en/videos/uI28Ss13Vee4/info/kid-theater-with-tom-hanks/